Terminal Operations

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The outgoing Santos port administration has turned in record profits, but the new Ports Minister has signalled he does not see a future for the proposed whole port privatisation. Rob Ward explains

8th February 2023

All change at Santos

8th February 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The London Container Terminal at the Port of Tilbury, UK has chosen Portchain Quay as its berth planning tool.

1st February 2023

London terminal chooses Portchain in drive for digitalisation

1st February 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maritime digital platform RightShip has created a dedicated taskforce to help ports and terminal operators bolster their standards for environmental and social governance (ESG) and safety.

1st February 2023

RightShip creates port and terminal taskforce

1st February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Firms are being invited to bid for the construction and operation of a new container terminal at Central Quay at the Port of Bilbao in Spain.

26th January 2023

Bilbao invites terminal construction bids

26th January 2023

NEWS

NEWS

The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has released new guidelines on risk mitigation and management in ports.

20th January 2023

Port risk guidelines updated

20th January 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Political risk is much more to the fore nowadays and this promises to be the case for the short-term at least. Andrew Penfold charts the risk environment and considers the implications for…

15th December 2022

Investment risks build

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports), USA is the beneficiary of US$550 million in state funding which is to be used for setting up a near dock intermodal rail yard and establishing an…

15th December 2022

South Carolina Ports Readies State-Funded Projects

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) reports that the Bagamoyo Port project is back on its agenda following a period of it being shelved due to cost considerations.

15th December 2022

Tanzania’s mega Bagamoyo project back on the agenda

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The recently enacted Port of Newcastle (Extinguishment of Liability Bill) 2022 opens the door for the removal of restrictions placed on the Australian east coast port that have prevented it from entering…

15th December 2022

Newcastle Handcuffs Off

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

MSC’s port sector operating subsidiary, Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) in partnership with local property developer Tradepoint Atlantic, is set to establish a new container terminal in Baltimore on the site of a…

15th December 2022

Msc to build new Baltimore box terminal

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Acquisition activity in the ports and wider shipping and logistics sector is seeing something of a spike.

15th December 2022

Acquisition activity spikes with port sector deals prominent

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Gothenburg has confirmed that for the first half of 2022 it recorded a 53 per cent share of the total Swedish container market, reflecting a rise of three percentage…

15th December 2022

Gothenburg: Hinterland Penetration and Deeper Draught

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A need to change strategy is required for Baltic Sea container ports due to lost Russian cargo. AJ Keyes looks at the situation and what some of the major ports are doing…

15th December 2022

Avoiding russian roulette

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Melbourne has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s draft report. 

15th November 2022

The Melbourne View: We will be engaging

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Straits of Gibraltar major ports of Algeciras and Tanger Med sit at the heart of Western Mediterranean transshipment activity. AJ Keyes looks at the influential liner strategies driving their evolution

15th November 2022

The pillars of Hercules

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

AJ Keyes charts the development approaches taken in Algeciras and Tanger-Med, the rationale behind them, and the potential for liner operators to mix and match between the two facilities

15th November 2022

Mix and match strategy

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Algeciras is highly established, and Tanger- Med has successfully grown its throughout volumes to top seven million TEU per annum in the 10 years it has been operating, but is there room…

15th November 2022

Room for one more?

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Rob Ward reviews DP World and APM Terminals’ expansion plans in Peru’s main port of Callao. DPW’s project is underway, APMT’s is still waiting for government approval while new competition from Chancay…

15th November 2022

Callao gears up

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Two new largescale container terminal projects have been announced at key North European ports, but APMTerminals has decided against expanding one of its regional facilities.

15th November 2022

Two green lights, one red light

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

More port privatisations are expected in Brazil. 

15th November 2022

More Private Brazil

15th November 2022